Created by and for a specific American Indian community and offering special materials related to the tribe itself, a tribal library may also serve as homework center, a reading room, a tribal archive or a community center.
Entries offer information on each tribe’s ethnology, language and history, location and contact details, as well as a description of collections, services and access policies. Input from library staff and patrons about what makes their libraries unique and important to their communities is also included. Maps are included to show the locations of the libraries in each state.

Elizabeth Peterson is a literature librarian at the University of Oregon Libraries.

Elizabeth Peterson
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 136
Bibliographic Info: 30 maps, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2007
pISBN: 978-0-7864-2939-4
eISBN: 978-1-4766-1852-4
Imprint: McFarland

Introduction      1

Alabama      5

Alaska      6

Arizona      19

California      26

Colorado      37

Connecticut      38

Florida      40

Iowa      43

Kansas      44

Maine      45

Massachusetts      46

Michigan      48

Minnesota      53

Mississippi      55

Missouri      56

Montana      57

Nebraska      62

Nevada      64

New Mexico      68

New York      74

North Carolina      77

North Dakota      78

Oklahoma      81

Oregon      89

South Dakota      94

Texas      96

Utah      98

Washington      100

Wisconsin      110

Wyoming      115

References      117

Selected Bibliography for Further Reading      119

Index      123

“a much-needed resource…a well-laid-out guide”—Booklist; “invaluable”—ARBA; “valuable…essential directory”—Counterpoise; “fills an important gap…a useful resource”—Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education; “interviews are enlightening”—Multicultural Review.